A cohabitation agreement is a contract between two people who are in relationship and live together but are not married. Good cohabitation agreements are (ideally) crafted early on, and deal with issues involving property, debts, inheritances, other estate planning considerations and health care decisions.

Do live in partners have any rights?

Common law marriage - the reality In reality, moving in together does not give you automatic rights to each others property, no matter how long you live together. And if your partner dies, cohabiting does not entitle you to inherit - with potentially disastrous consequences for a surviving common law spouse.

How do you split a house if youre not married?

Each state has its own laws, but generally, property is distributed to the deceased persons spouse and children. If the person is not married, the property will be divided among parents, siblings, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, and then to more distant relatives.